I-751 March 2017 Filers

[Lynn n Sam 57]

On 1/22/2018 at 9:13 PM, Lynn n Sam said:

California Service Center  (1 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName.........................Date of I-751................NOA1 Date............Biometrics..............Approved

Cincyman.......................03/13/17............................03/**/17......................03/**/17.......................--/--/--........

Name o Boy                     03/20/17                             03/22/17                      

 

Vermont Service Center (1 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName.........................Date of I-751................NOA1 Date............Biometrics..................Approved

England2Wisco..............03/13/17.......................03/16/17..............04/20/17.....................--/--/--.........

Lynn n Sam.....................03/22/17............………….03/30/17..............05/03/17…………………..—/—/—......

Sorry, I just remembered that I mailed it earlier (3/22) than the date I originally entered here (3/29) because the USPS wrongly re-routed it and it took longer to get our NOA1 🤬

 

[marik1499 0]

21 hours ago, Cincyman said:

Hi, 

First, you can go to your local office to do the extension stamp 2 weeks before your currently extension expiration date, and yes you should take an appointment, use this official link to get an appointment within 14 days before your currently extension expiration date

https://my.uscis.gov/en/appointment/new?appointment[international]=false

But if you have an excuse that prevents you to do that within those 14 days, you could go before, fo example if you have an outside trip before your currently extension expiration date, and you will come back into US after your currently extension expiration date, you could take an appointment within 14 days before your trip date, and bring with a copy of your ticket to proof that "recommended" 

 

You can apply and send your N-400 "Application for Naturalization" 90 days before your third residency anniversary date "if your residency based on marriage of US citizen and 5 years if other"  

Use this official link to calculate your filing opening date: 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

Click on the link "CLICK HERE to access the USCIS Early Filing Calculator."

Put your third residency anniversary date "for example 05/**/2018" and you will see when you can apply for your N-400.

 

You can apply for N-400 even if your ROC is still pending. 

 

Hi, do you know by a chance if the time that I was outside of US in past 3 years will move a date when I can apply for N-400? If yes or no, where can I find that info. Thank you very much.

[NickD 203]

Ha, was curious if the I-751 processing time improved since we applied for it over eleven years ago.  Submitted our I-751 with all the required evidence 90 days before my wife's conditional green card expired, all we received was that one year extension letter, her temporary two year driver's license also expired at the end of two years, had a lot problems with the state to renew it.  Her job was in jeopardy, long talk with their legal department. 

 

One year extension notice was about to expire, we made an appointment to get her current foreign passport stamped, believe we could also have brought a photo for an I-94 but this was ten years ago.

 

During that year, we applied for US citizenship for her, 90 days before our three year marriage date.  During that time, received a letter from the USCIS requesting updates on our evidence, said ours was a year old.  But she did receive an appointment for her US citizenship, this went a lot quicker for us.

 

She received her certificate for US citizenship, then about two weeks later, finally received her ten year green card, we didn't need that anymore.

 

Has anything changed since then?  Still are very happily married, ha, could never find a woman like this next door.

[Cincyman 127]

2 hours ago, marik1499 said:

Hi, do you know by a chance if the time that I was outside of US in past 3 years will move a date when I can apply for N-400? If yes or no, where can I find that info. Thank you very much.

If your your outside time was less than 6 months per year you will be ok, and that won't affect your N-400 time.

In other words you could be outside of US maximum 6 month per one year of your 3 years, so you have to calculate your outside times carefully, for example if your GC was issued in May 2015, you must be physically 6 month at least in US between May 2015 and May 2016, then the same thing between May 2016 and May 2017, Also between May 2017 and May 2018.

 

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/820/~/can-a-u.s.-lawful-permanent-resident-leave-multiple-times-and-return

 

[Cincyman 127]

1 hour ago, NickD said:

Ha, was curious if the I-751 processing time improved since we applied for it over eleven years ago.  Submitted our I-751 with all the required evidence 90 days before my wife's conditional green card expired, all we received was that one year extension letter, her temporary two year driver's license also expired at the end of two years, had a lot problems with the state to renew it.  Her job was in jeopardy, long talk with their legal department. 

 

One year extension notice was about to expire, we made an appointment to get her current foreign passport stamped, believe we could also have brought a photo for an I-94 but this was ten years ago.

 

During that year, we applied for US citizenship for her, 90 days before our three year marriage date.  During that time, received a letter from the USCIS requesting updates on our evidence, said ours was a year old.  But she did receive an appointment for her US citizenship, this went a lot quicker for us.

 

She received her certificate for US citizenship, then about two weeks later, finally received her ten year green card, we didn't need that anymore.

 

Has anything changed since then?  Still are very happily married, ha, could never find a woman like this next door.

That is a good story, I thought at these years everything was faster, but you did wait for a year without any response! 

Thank you for sharing us your story.

[evapaula 230]

20 hours ago, Name O Boy said:

Yeah as you said. Your cousin is lucky though  Are you going to file for naturalization in March? I assume you would be eligible in March. Since, CSC is taking forever and still processing cases from August-2016 I am convinced to file N-400 with pending I-751, Thanks. 

Yes, applying in March to get that last file out of the way. I'm actually eligible next month, but want to file taxes and get transcripts from IRS first. 

We can stay in touch and compare progress

[Name O Boy 511]

1 hour ago, evapaula said:

Yes, applying in March to get that last file out of the way. I'm actually eligible next month, but want to file taxes and get transcripts from IRS first. 

We can stay in touch and compare progress

I will be filing my taxes at the end of this month. You can get the IRS transcripts online but first, you have to file taxes to get the 2017 ones. Yes, I will be looking at your progress

I would file N-400 at the end of March. CSC is ridiculously backlogged and there is no point waiting for GC so it's better to file N-400. Good luck. Enjoy the Portland Rain 

[evapaula 230]

2 hours ago, Name O Boy said:

I will be filing my taxes at the end of this month. You can get the IRS transcripts online but first, you have to file taxes to get the 2017 ones. Yes, I will be looking at your progress

I would file N-400 at the end of March. CSC is ridiculously backlogged and there is no point waiting for GC so it's better to file N-400. Good luck. Enjoy the Portland Rain 

Yes, that's what I did last year. I spend most of my day in an office, so online is the way to go I hear you can even file N-400 online now, but I haven't looked into it yet.

 

[Name O Boy 511]

2 hours ago, evapaula said:

Yes, that's what I did last year. I spend most of my day in an office, so online is the way to go I hear you can even file N-400 online now, but I haven't looked into it yet.

 

 

Yes, you can file N-400 online and the process is way faster than traditional mailing. I love the online filing system. You can create your account and fill out the N-400 form. It will save your N-400 form for 30 days. You can do as many changes to it before you submit it. 

[Dree 0]

Hello all, I have a qq. After receiving the temporary green card. Has any of you changed your social security status? Does anyone know if I can do it now with the extension letter (my extension will expire in March by the way)? 

[NickD 203]

22 hours ago, Cincyman said:

That is a good story, I thought at these years everything was faster, but you did wait for a year without any response! 

Thank you for sharing us your story.

Its my understanding the I-751 was instituted in around 1988 to catch fraud, ha, as a sponsor would want to collect at least a couple of million if this was the case for the risk involved.  But marriages still ended in divorce, spouse could claim abuse or hardships in returning to their home country and still get that card.

 

Can't forget about my stepdaughter, she was not affected by this, was in high school at the time, but she sure needed that green card to enter college, just started doing this at that time.  Was an article in the newspaper about a brother and a sister that were juniors and seniors at that university.  Guess they call them dreamers now, was certainly a debate what to do about this, but never learned what happened to them.

 

We had another situation with my stepdaughter, from the time we applied for that AOS, took over a year before we were called in.  When my wife received her US citizenship, my stepdaughter was 18 years and two weeks old.   If they just called us in 2-3 weeks earlier, she could have received her citizenship at the same time as her mom, but was another two years for her, another 1,350 miles of driving and another large fee for her.

 

With my wife, contacted the governors office, just appointed a new person to check on immigration status, didn't know anything about this subject, spent a week with him teaching him some of the facts.  At first they only wanted to issue her a driver's license until her one year extension notice expired, but with insistence got her a full 8 year license.  And of course, you have to be very very nice.

 

Ha, was with my wife when her 8 year driver's license expired, I slipped her US passport in my pocket, didn't want to renew her license until they saw it.   For voters registration, they didn't want to see it.  Well its all history now, see many here had problems when getting a driver's license in different states when their DVM assumed they were US citizens, sure got into trouble when applying for US citizenship.

 

Was also told, they were US citizens just like they were born here, but this is the USCIS, DOS is entirely different, I traveled with her to her home country, when they looked at her US Passport with her place of birth on it, would not admit her, but finally did, we spent over a week traveling around to renew her Colombian citizenship.  Not like here, had to hire an attorney, sure charged us, then had to apply for a Colombian passport.  The DOS calls this dual naturalization,  its not, its dual citizenship, you cannot get a passport until you are a citizenship.

 

When she visits her mom, needs her Colombian to get in, but when she leaves needs both, because she cannot get a US visa to come here with her Colombian passport, but her US passport works.

 

I called the DOS and politely asked, why can't the city she was naturalized in be her place of birth, replied, they don't know why, always been this way.  Then I had a person to person talk with both my senator and congressman, both told me they don't have any say with the Department of State, strictly under the executive branch, contacted them, no response.

 

So every five years have to make a trip to the Colombian consulate in Chicago, have to do this in person, at least its only 300 miles from us so can do this in a very long day.   Some live over a thousands miles away.  Just saying are journey is not over yet.

[England2Wisco 13]

13 hours ago, Dree said:

Hello all, I have a qq. After receiving the temporary green card. Has any of you changed your social security status? Does anyone know if I can do it now with the extension letter (my extension will expire in March by the way)? 

I tried to do this this week actually. I think it will still have the dhs stamp on it. I am starting a new job in march, but the letter plus expired green card meets i-9 requirements (class c). When did your green card expire? Remember the letter extends the green card for a year. 

Edited January 27, 2018 by England2Wisco

[AnGeLxX 154]

14 hours ago, Dree said:

Hello all, I have a qq. After receiving the temporary green card. Has any of you changed your social security status? Does anyone know if I can do it now with the extension letter (my extension will expire in March by the way)? 

I did when I got my green card in 2015. I'm pretty sure you should be able to do it with your card + extension letter.

[Pardeepdevgun 4]

Has anyone received their approval letter yet?.. guess where not that far behind now?.. 

[floridaboundcanuk 7]

23 minutes ago, Pardeepdevgun said:

Has anyone received their approval letter yet?.. guess where not that far behind now?.. 

Depends where you filed, but if you're like me and filed in California you have about 6 months to wait at current speed. I'm actually going to file for citizenship before I'll ever get the green card.